In Re Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Mark David HOLT, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 277083 ( 2014 )

OFFICE OF
APPELLATE COURTS
AUG 1 8 2014
STATE OF MINNESOTA
IN SUPREME COURT
FILED
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In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against
Mark David Holt, a Minnesota Attorney,
Registration No. 277083.
ORDER
On July 21, 2014, the Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional
Responsibility filed an amended petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent
Mark David Holt committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline,
namely, pleading guilty in federal district court to wire fraud and failing to cooperate
with the Director, in violation of Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 8.l(b), and 8.4(b), (c) and (d),
and Rule 25, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR). Respondent waives
his procedural rights under Rule 14, RLPR, and admits the allegations in the amended
petition. The parties jointly recommend that the appropriate discipline is disbarment.
The court has independently reviewed the file and approves the recommended
disposition.
Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Respondent Mark David Holt is disbarred from the practice of law in the
State of Minnesota, effective as of the date of the filing of this order.
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2. Respondent shall comply with Rule 26, RLPR (requiring notice of
disbarment to clients, opposing counsel, and tribunals).
3. Respondent shall pay $900 in costs pursuant to Rule 24, RLPR.
Dated: August 18, 2014
BY THE COURT:
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